2From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good,
         But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

3The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
         The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

4The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
         But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

5A righteous man hates falsehood,
         But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.

6Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless,
         But wickedness subverts the sinner.

7There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
         Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

8The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
         But the poor hears no rebuke.

9The light of the righteous rejoices,
         But the lamp of the wicked goes out.

10Through insolence comes nothing but strife,
         But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

11Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
         But the one who gathers by labor increases it.

12Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
         But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

13The one who despises the word will be in debt to it,
         But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
         To turn aside from the snares of death.

15Good understanding produces favor,
         But the way of the treacherous is hard.

16Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
         But a fool displays folly.

17A wicked messenger falls into adversity,
         But a faithful envoy brings healing.

18Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline,
         But he who regards reproof will be honored.

19Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
         But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

20He who walks with wise men will be wise,
         But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

21Adversity pursues sinners,
         But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.

22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
         And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

23Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
         But it is swept away by injustice.

24He who withholds his rod hates his son,
         But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

25The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
         But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

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American Standard Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous'shall eat violence.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things: but the soul of transgressors is wicked.

Darby Bible Translation
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.

English Revised Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.

Webster's Bible Translation
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

World English Bible
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.

Young's Literal Translation
From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.The Tillage of the Poor
'Much food is in the tillage of the poor.'--PROVERBS xiii. 23. Palestine was a land of small peasant proprietors, and the institution of the Jubilee was intended to prevent the acquisition of large estates by any Israelite. The consequence, as intended, was a level of modest prosperity. It was 'the tillage of the poor,' the careful, diligent husbandry of the man who had only a little patch of land to look after, that filled the storehouses of the Holy Land. Hence the proverb of our text arose. It …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Poor Rich and the Rich Poor
'There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.'--PROVERBS xiii. 7. Two singularly-contrasted characters are set in opposition here. One, that of a man who lives like a millionaire and is a pauper; another, that of a man who lives like a pauper and is rich. The latter character, that of a man who hides and hoards his wealth, was, perhaps, more common in the days when this collection of Proverbs was put together, because in all ill-governed …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Practical Methods of Studying the Old Testament
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Charles Foster Kent—The Origin & Permanent Value of the Old Testament

The Song of the Redeemed
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou ... hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation ... T he extent, variety, and order of the creation, proclaim the glory of God. He is likewise, ^* Maximus in Minimis . The smallest of the works, that we are capable of examining, such for instance as the eye or the wing of a little insect, the creature of a day, are stamped with an inimitable impression of His wisdom and power. Thus in His written Word, there …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2

The Heavenly Footman; Or, a Description of the Man that Gets to Heaven:
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John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

"And this is his Commandment," &C.
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Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

Second Sunday after Easter
Text: First Peter 2, 20-25. 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted for it, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed …
Martin Luther—Epistle Sermons, Vol. II

How is Christ, as the Life, to be Applied by a Soul that Misseth God's Favour and Countenance.
The sixth case, that we shall speak a little to, is a deadness, occasioned by the Lord's hiding of himself, who is their life, and "the fountain of life," Ps. xxxvi. 9, and "whose loving-kindness is better than life," Ps. lxiii. 3, and "in whose favour is their life," Ps. xxx. 5. A case, which the frequent complaints of the saints manifest to be rife enough, concerning which we shall, 1. Shew some of the consequences of the Lord's hiding his face, whereby the soul's case will appear. 2. Shew the …
John Brown (of Wamphray)—Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life

Opposition to Messiah Ruinous
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel T here is a species of the sublime in writing, which seems peculiar to the Scripture, and of which, properly, no subjects but those of divine revelation are capable, With us, things inconsiderable in themselves are elevated by splendid images, which give them an apparent importance beyond what they can justly claim. Thus the poet, when describing a battle among bees, by a judicious selection of epithets …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2

"But if Ye have Bitter Envying and Strife in Your Hearts, Glory Not," &C.
James iii. 14.--"But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not," &c. It is a common evil of those who hear the gospel, that they are not delivered up to the mould and frame of religion that is holden out in it, but rather bring religion into a mould of their own invention. It was the special commendation of the Romans, that they obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine into which they were delivered, (Rom. vi. 17) that they who were once servants, or slaves of sin, had now …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

"But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God, and his Righteousness, and all These Things Shall be Added unto You. "
Matth. vi. 33.--"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." The perfection even of the most upright creature, speaks always some imperfection in comparison of God, who is most perfect. The heavens, the sun and moon, in respect of lower things here, how glorious do they appear, and without spot! But behold, they are not clean in God's sight! How far are the angels above us who dwell in clay! They appear to be a pure mass of light and …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

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